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A violin sonata is a musical composition for violin, often accompanied by a keyboard instrument and in earlier periods with a bass instrument doubling the keyboard bass line. The violin sonata developed from a simple baroque form with no fixed format to a standardised and complex classical form. Since the romantic age some composers have pushed ...
In Corelli’s work, “solo” sonatas, for one violin with continuo, are found alongside others for two violins and continuo described as sonatas a tre (“for three”). These sonatas a tre are early examples of the trio sonata that was the principal chamber-music form until about 1750.
- Bernard Jacobson
Violin Sonata in A Major, sonata for violin and piano by Belgian composer César Franck, known for its deftly balanced violin and piano parts and for its cyclic form (possessing a theme or motif that recurs across multiple movements of the work). The piece was written for the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysa e on the occasion of his marriage in 1886.
- Betsy Schwarm
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer Sonata") First on the list is a remarkably sensitive work from Beethoven, his Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op.
- César Franck - Violin Sonata in A major. Next on the list is César Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major, an incredibly heartfelt piece written for the iconic violinist Eugène Ysaÿe as a wedding present.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304. In contrast to the Franck, here is a hugely iconic violin sonata that embraces simplicity and tenderness as its emotional core.
- Richard Strauss - Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18 Strauss’ Violin Sonata in E-flat Major could be called conservative compared to his other works of that time, especially with regards to its form.
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Mar 9, 2021 · 3. Sonata in E minor, K. 304 in E Minor. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Time period: Classical. Year: 1778. Instrumentation: Violin and piano. Favorite recording: Hilary Hahn and Natalie Zhu, 2005. Mozart wrote over 30 violin sonatas over the course of his short life, and they track the progression of his career.
Sonata da chiesa (church sonata) – these tended to be more serious in their character. They were usually 4 movements: Slow – Fast – Slow – Fast It is from the sonata da chiesa that the classical sonata developed. Have a listen to this Baroque sonata for violin with harpsichord accompaniment:
Feb 24, 2015 · The violin sonata as a genre tended to be more serious in nature and less about the fireworks (unless they served the music of course) and therefore attracted those of a more compositionally austere disposition. As with other musical genres in the 20th century the violin sonata abandoned some of the norms and traditions of the past.
